- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
El Porto Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
El Porto Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Porto Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Porto Beach sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today?
The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
136 | 133 | 129 | 105 | 104 | 70 | 70 | 99 | 108 | 153 | 232 | 229 | 198 | 191 | 181 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 167 | 158 | 152 | 149 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:41AM1.16m | 7:44PM1.66m | 8:36AM1.17m | 8:15PM1.82m | 9:30AM1.16m | 8:51PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.19m | 1:20PM0.26m | 2:29AM-0.05m | 1:55PM0.33m | 3:14AM-0.27m | 2:32PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 14 | W 10 |
 kJ | 136 | 133 | 129 | 105 | 104 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 108 | 153 | 232 | 229 | 198 | 191 | 181 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 167 | 92 | 68 | 149 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 61 | 61 | 99 | 69 | 27 | 31 | 89 | 92 | 64 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 19 | 69 | 158 | 152 | 68 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 50 | 69 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 142 | 109 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 56 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our El Porto Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest